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texas senator and national republican senatorial chair john cornyn joins us live. thank you for your time. >> thanks, shannon. >> shannon: i want to start with an issue you have done a lot of work on recently. the overseas ballots. you authored a letter to the secretary of defense asking the pentagon to do its job when it comes to these votes. are you confident they will be handled properly? >> well, i'm very disappointed in the response of the pentagon and the mill tare relationship leadership to making sure that our deployed military can exercise their movi most fundal right and that is their right to vote. there was legislation mandating that on mill tare relationship installations there be voting assistance facilities and the inspector general has documentd that only about half of the bases complied with those laws. and we know that many in many places absentee he ballot requests are way down from deployed military and it is a national disgrace and i'm very disappointed in the pentagon's failure to lead on this issue. >> shannon: we know that you constantly kee
texas senator and national republican senatorial chair john cornyn joins us live. thank you for your time. >> thanks, shannon. >> shannon: i want to start with an issue you have done a lot of work on recently. the overseas ballots. you authored a letter to the secretary of defense asking the pentagon to do its job when it comes to these votes. are you confident they will be handled properly? >> well, i'm very disappointed in the response of the pentagon and the mill tare...
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if i was a republican, i would vote for john cornyn. but all your money comes from jim demint and the super pac. that is his biggest competition. we all know that. you will not answer the question. >> jim demint has made it clear he is not running for leadership. what i said, i said i think it would be presumptuous for me to commit to a leadership vote until the election. you showed no hesitancy -- >> we are going to go on. they will sort out their leaders in the next session. we are tentatively going to move on to immigration. mr. sadler, stopping illegal immigration, there have been proposals like tripling the size of border patrol or building expensive fences or walls. however, there are 11.5 million illegal residents in our country today. 1.6 million in texas alone. do you support a path to citizenship for people here illegally enter yes i do. our border, a lot of texans may not know, el paso is the safest city its size in america. our border is a great economic engine, a great cultural factor, and we cannot stick our head in the sa
if i was a republican, i would vote for john cornyn. but all your money comes from jim demint and the super pac. that is his biggest competition. we all know that. you will not answer the question. >> jim demint has made it clear he is not running for leadership. what i said, i said i think it would be presumptuous for me to commit to a leadership vote until the election. you showed no hesitancy -- >> we are going to go on. they will sort out their leaders in the next session. we...
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if i was a republican, i would vote for john cornyn. but all your money comes from jim demint and the super pac. that is his biggest competition. we all know that. you will not answer the question. >> jim demint has made it clear he is not running for leadership. what i said, i said i think it would be presumptuous for me to commit to a leadership vote on -- until the election. you showed no hesitancy -- >> we are going to go on. they will sort out their leaders in the next session. we are tentatively going to move on to emigration -- immigration. mr. sadler, stopping illegal immigration, there have been proposals like tripling the size of border patrol or build an expensive fences or walls. however, there are 11.5 million illegal residents in our country today. 1.6 million in texas alone. the support a path to citizenship -- do you support a path to citizenship for people here illegally enter yes i do. our border, a lot of texans may not know, el paso is the safest city its size in america. our border is a great economic engine, a grea
if i was a republican, i would vote for john cornyn. but all your money comes from jim demint and the super pac. that is his biggest competition. we all know that. you will not answer the question. >> jim demint has made it clear he is not running for leadership. what i said, i said i think it would be presumptuous for me to commit to a leadership vote on -- until the election. you showed no hesitancy -- >> we are going to go on. they will sort out their leaders in the next session....
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texas senator john cornyn says this is unacceptable, it's a failure, he says, by pentagon leaders to comply with a 2009 law that was supposed to make it easier for our soldiers to vote. guy benson is political editor of town hall.com. hi, guy. >> hey, how's it going? alisyn: senator cornyn expressed his serious concerns about this precipitous drop in requests of absentee ballots by our soldiers overseas. what do you think is going on here? >> that's a very good question, and it's something that we need to find out quickly. as you said, in virginia alone we've seen a 92% drop in requests for absentee ballots, that number is over 50% in terms of the major states like florida, ohio and nevada. so i think there's a lot of people on the political side of this scratching their heads. as you mentioned, senator cornyn and a group of other republicans have shot off a letter to the defense secretary say, hey, it's time for explanations, and what they're really upset about not necessarily, allison, the raw numbers that people aren't requesting as many ballots out in the field, but rather a rece
texas senator john cornyn says this is unacceptable, it's a failure, he says, by pentagon leaders to comply with a 2009 law that was supposed to make it easier for our soldiers to vote. guy benson is political editor of town hall.com. hi, guy. >> hey, how's it going? alisyn: senator cornyn expressed his serious concerns about this precipitous drop in requests of absentee ballots by our soldiers overseas. what do you think is going on here? >> that's a very good question, and it's...
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if i was a republican, i would vote for john cornyn. but all your money comes from jim demint and the super pac. that is his biggest competition. we all know that. you will not answer the question. >> jim demint has made it clear he is not running for leadership. what i said, i said i think it would be presumptuous for me to commit to a leadership vote until the election. you showed no hesitancy -- >> we are going to go on. until the election. they will sort out their leaders in the next session. we are tentatively going to move on to immigration. mr. sadler, stopping illegal immigration, there have been proposals like tripling the size of border patrol or building expensive fences or walls. however, there are 11.5 million illegal residents in our country today. 1.6 million in texas alone. do you support a path to citizenship for people here illegally enter yes i do. our border, a lot of texans may not know, el paso is the lears in the next session. safest city its size in america. our border is a great economic engine, a great cultural
if i was a republican, i would vote for john cornyn. but all your money comes from jim demint and the super pac. that is his biggest competition. we all know that. you will not answer the question. >> jim demint has made it clear he is not running for leadership. what i said, i said i think it would be presumptuous for me to commit to a leadership vote until the election. you showed no hesitancy -- >> we are going to go on. until the election. they will sort out their leaders in the...
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and i think the difference here is that here you have mitch mcconnell and john cornyn, who are really in the leadership positions, are saying that, yes, we want this man in the senate and they're standing behind im. >> i'm just saying that we did -- it did come up in your introduction, and there are people within the democratic party who have certain beliefs as well that would be deemed conservative and somewhat extreme, even by their own part. >> but they want to overturn roe v. wade. they're on the record saying that. the democratic party does not want to do that. krystal, where does this take the election? >> i think that's absolutely right. and this reminds voters too, that romney may well have, if he is president, one or two supreme court nominations. and there is no question that he would nominate supreme court justices who were opposed to roe v. wade. and that could very well spell the end of roe v. wade. you see how deeply uncomfortable women are with how far to the right the republican party has moved on this. it is not just richard mourdock here. he is not an outlier. their
and i think the difference here is that here you have mitch mcconnell and john cornyn, who are really in the leadership positions, are saying that, yes, we want this man in the senate and they're standing behind im. >> i'm just saying that we did -- it did come up in your introduction, and there are people within the democratic party who have certain beliefs as well that would be deemed conservative and somewhat extreme, even by their own part. >> but they want to overturn roe v....
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. >> the senatorial committee led by john cornyn, they have stayed away from him. >> i remember that. >> they are under extreme pressure from a lot of powerful people. and they understand, when guys say things like this, they need to be thrown out. but this is what happens when you get guys like mourdock who a lot of mainstream republicans were worried about. >> yeah. mitt romney is in an ad with him. >> i wonder if lugar would be in trouble right now. >> we've seen in modern political history, we've seen parties that allow their extreme elements to dominate the party. we've seen how well that works. the democratic party in the '70s and '80s, that was the truth, the prevailing wisdom. and if this fringe continues to take up so much space, it's going to hurt the republicans for a long time. >> could i just point out one thing? though you're correct about what john cornyn and the republican senatorial committee did with respect to todd akin, they came out and supported mourdock yesterday, full-throated support and no backing away whatsoever. >> not necessarily. we have -- i think we're
. >> the senatorial committee led by john cornyn, they have stayed away from him. >> i remember that. >> they are under extreme pressure from a lot of powerful people. and they understand, when guys say things like this, they need to be thrown out. but this is what happens when you get guys like mourdock who a lot of mainstream republicans were worried about. >> yeah. mitt romney is in an ad with him. >> i wonder if lugar would be in trouble right now. >>...
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cornyn, seeking advice from senator kay bailey hutchison, seeking advice from former senator phil gramm, all of whom have given me their insights on how to be effective, how to defend texas. >> is there something you want to learn more about or maybe you think your knowledge base is not where you want it to be? >> i'm drawing on their experience and show them -- i haven't served in the u.s. senate, neither has mr. sadler, i welcome and rely on their experience about the institution, about the individual people in that institution and my intention if and when i'm elected in november is to put my nose down, roll my sleeves up and do the hard work it's going to take to fix these problems. >> mr. sadler, how would you get up to speed and is there a policy area you think you would have to lean on your colleagues? >> foreign policy. we're not privy to the security briefings that senators get. we don't have those things. i've been very measured in my criticisms of -- i've never been critical of mr. obama or mr. romney on foreign policy because i think it's important that you know what you're t
cornyn, seeking advice from senator kay bailey hutchison, seeking advice from former senator phil gramm, all of whom have given me their insights on how to be effective, how to defend texas. >> is there something you want to learn more about or maybe you think your knowledge base is not where you want it to be? >> i'm drawing on their experience and show them -- i haven't served in the u.s. senate, neither has mr. sadler, i welcome and rely on their experience about the institution,...
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and if you look at the statement made by john cornyn who's the head of the republican senator tore y'all campaign committee, it's a very uncomfortable i can't get distance from another nominee after we cut off todd akin but, boy, i don't want to get into this thicket at all. then if you pull out states like massachusetts where elizabeth warren has pulled out to at least a small but not insignificant and insurmountable lead, in arizona where jeff flake had to go through a very late primary in which he was roundly criticized within his own party, and richard carmona until his own recent gaffe making a joke about candy crowley at an inopportune moment, but a former bush surgeon general and iraq war veteran has proven to be a strong candidate. and in nevada where the superior turnout effort of the harry reid machine has kept shelley berkley within striking distance of dean heller, you've got a different kind of contest. democrats are not going to, are not likely to win all five of those contests, but every one that they win means that republicans have to win an extra seat to move closer to t
and if you look at the statement made by john cornyn who's the head of the republican senator tore y'all campaign committee, it's a very uncomfortable i can't get distance from another nominee after we cut off todd akin but, boy, i don't want to get into this thicket at all. then if you pull out states like massachusetts where elizabeth warren has pulled out to at least a small but not insignificant and insurmountable lead, in arizona where jeff flake had to go through a very late primary in...
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this is richard mourdock, john cornyn, head of the senate campaign committee stood by him. this is richard mourdock who is heart and soul together with todd akin and paul ryan. the three that sponsored this -- this extreme anti-women legislation in the united states congress. >> we're just seeing these points of connection between extremely out there radical fringe tea party driven candidates. he is a tea party-driven candidate in the west way possible that are just inextricably tied with this -- the g.o.p. ticket. and i find it a little disturbing too, that you know, that there's not -- more sensitivity on his part to -- how much -- how deeply he offended people of faith and to suggest that something like was god's intent and for mitt romney to not have the judgment to step back from that and say wait a minute. >> bill: it was a test for romney. he flunked it. it was a test for him to say this could have been a sister soldier moment he could have stood up and said no, no, no, this is not who we are as republicans. this is not what our party is. todd akin does not represent
this is richard mourdock, john cornyn, head of the senate campaign committee stood by him. this is richard mourdock who is heart and soul together with todd akin and paul ryan. the three that sponsored this -- this extreme anti-women legislation in the united states congress. >> we're just seeing these points of connection between extremely out there radical fringe tea party driven candidates. he is a tea party-driven candidate in the west way possible that are just inextricably tied with...
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cornyn, seeking advice from senator kay bailey hutchison and advice from former senators. they have all given me their insight on how to defend texas and how to stand for free-market values. >> moderator: is there something you want to learn more about where the basis not where he wanted to be. cruz: i'm trying from their experience in serving in the u.s. senate. i have not served in the u.s. senate and neither has mr. sadler. the individual people people in that institution and my intention if and when i'm elected in november is to put my nose down, roll my sleeves up and do the hard work it will take. >> moderator: mr. sadler how would you get up to speed and there's a policy area where you would have to lean on your colleagues? sadler: [inaudible] we don't have those things. i have never been critical of mr. obama or mr. romney on foreign policy because i think it's important no inner talking about. as a united states senator you need to know when to keep your mouth shut. we are privy to everything they know so that's an area where i would look forward to having the opp
cornyn, seeking advice from senator kay bailey hutchison and advice from former senators. they have all given me their insight on how to defend texas and how to stand for free-market values. >> moderator: is there something you want to learn more about where the basis not where he wanted to be. cruz: i'm trying from their experience in serving in the u.s. senate. i have not served in the u.s. senate and neither has mr. sadler. the individual people people in that institution and my...
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cornyn who's the head of the republican senatorial campaign committee, is a very uncomfortable, i can't get distance from another nominee after we cut off todd akin, but boy, i don't want to get into this thicket at all. then if you throw in states like massachusetts where elizabeth warren at least seems to have pulled out to a small and statistically significant but still not insurmountable lead, in arizona where jeff flake had to go through very late primary in which he was roundly criticized within his own party, and richard carmona, into his own recent gaffe, making a joke about candy crawley in an inopportune moment, but a former bush surgeon general and an iraq war veteran has proven to be a strong candidate. and in nevada with a superior turnout effort of the harry reid machine has kept shelley berkley within striking distance of dean heller, you've got a different kind of contest the democrats are not going, are not likely to win all five of those contests, but everyone that they win means that republicans have to win an extra seat to move closer to that majority. and while we h
cornyn who's the head of the republican senatorial campaign committee, is a very uncomfortable, i can't get distance from another nominee after we cut off todd akin, but boy, i don't want to get into this thicket at all. then if you throw in states like massachusetts where elizabeth warren at least seems to have pulled out to a small and statistically significant but still not insurmountable lead, in arizona where jeff flake had to go through very late primary in which he was roundly criticized...
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cornyn, seeking advice from senator kay bailey hutchison, seeking advice from former senator phil gramm, all of whom have given me their insights on how to be effective, how to defend texas. >> is there something you want to learn more about or maybe you think your knowledge base is not where you want it to be? >> i'm drawing on their experience and show them -- i haven't served in the u.s. senate, neither has mr. sadler, i welcome and rely on their experience about the institution, about the individual people in that institution and my intention if and when i'm elected in november is to put my nose down, roll my sleeves up and do the hard work it's going to take to fix these problems. >> mr. sadler, how would you get up to speed and is there a policy area you think you would have to lean on your colleagues? >> foreign policy. we're not privy to the security briefings that senators get. we don't have those things. i've been very measured in my criticisms of -- i've never been critical of mr. obama or mr. romney on foreign policy because i think it's important that you know what you're t
cornyn, seeking advice from senator kay bailey hutchison, seeking advice from former senator phil gramm, all of whom have given me their insights on how to be effective, how to defend texas. >> is there something you want to learn more about or maybe you think your knowledge base is not where you want it to be? >> i'm drawing on their experience and show them -- i haven't served in the u.s. senate, neither has mr. sadler, i welcome and rely on their experience about the institution,...